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September 2007 Django sprint

We're holding a Django sprint on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. This page provides information about what that means and how you can contribute.

What is a sprint?

Basically, a Django sprint is an excuse for people to focus their undivided attention, for a set time frame, on improving Django. It's a focused, scheduled effort to fix bugs, add new features and improve documentation.

Anybody, anywhere around the world, can participate and contribute. (See the "How to contribute" section below for details.) Most contributors will be at their own homes/schools/workplaces, but a number of people will gather together in person for camaraderie, improved communication and the other benefits of face-to-face interaction.

If you've never contributed to Django before, this is the perfect chance for you to chip in.

How to contribute

It's easy: Pick something to work on and do it. All sorts of tasks are available, from hard-core hacking to improving documentation to fixing small bugs.

Of course, with more than 100 people around the world signed up to help, good communication is essential. We're currently planning the best way to manage contributions.

Preparing for the sprint

Here are a few easy things you can do ahead of time to make sure your time is spent effectively:

To do

Write up a list of things that newcomers can do, particularly how to help triaging bugs.

Work out a way to easily pass "possibly ready" bugs to people with commit privileges.

Is there a way to allow commit privileges to just a branch? We could then create a branch just for one day and merge after the sprint ends.

Can we host a copy of the subversion repository, that allows commit previleges to everyone with an account? We could commit to this copy and merge back after the sprint ends.

Attendees

In person (Chicago, USA -- at Google Chicago)

This list is FINAL. Please do not add names to this list. If you're on this list, Adrian has e-mailed you directions and instructions for the sprint.

Matt Dorn

Adrian Holovaty

Deryck Hodge

Adam Jenkins (if it's at Google)

Jacob Kaplan-Moss

Joseph Kocherhans

Chris McAvoy

Paul Smith

Clint Ecker (if at Google)

Jake Elliott

Tamas Kemenczy

Andrew Myers

Matt Dennewitz

David Eads

John Melesky

Christopher Allan Webber

Jeff Gibson

Don Spaulding

In person (Mountain View, Calif., USA -- at Google main HQ)

This list is FINAL. Please do not add names to this list. If you're on this list, Adrian has e-mailed you directions and instructions for the sprint.

David Cramer

Brian Harring

Jason Yan

Patrick Boyd

Paul Lanier (googler)

Rob Harvey

Samuel Hsiung

These people signed up for the Mountain View sprint but didn't leave any contact information, so Adrian could not get in touch with them. If you're on this list, please ​contact Adrian ASAP to get logistical information for the sprint.

Sean Wang (in the evening)

Hang Cheng (in the evening)

In person (Copenhagen, Denmark) -- at No House IT

Nis Jørgensen

Niels Sandholt Busch

Christian Jørgensen

Frej Soya

In person (Lawrence, Kansas, USA) -- likely somewhere downtown

Note: This location will likely be virtual until evening Friday, CDT (UTC-5).